Welcome to Fort Seward ...
Fort Seward is located in Humboldt County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Seward, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Seward: Ft. Seward
Fort Seward is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Seward lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fort Seward: 707 & 369<3>
Communities near Fort Seward ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Seward.
- Phillipsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Phillipsville is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsville <4>
- Zenia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenia
- Zenia is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenia <4>
- Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Humboldt County
- Miranda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Miranda is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miranda <4>
- Fruitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
- Garberville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garberville
- Garberville is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garberville <4>
- Myers Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Flat
- Myers Flat is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myers Flat <4>
- Redway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redway
- Redway is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redway <4>
- Briceland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
- Briceland is located in Humboldt County
- Weott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weott
- Weott is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weott <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Seward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Seward.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Seward. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Seward.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Seward. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Seward.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Seward ...
Looking for more information about Fort Seward? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort Seward, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Seward.
Adding Fort Seward to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Seward in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort Seward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Fort Seward post office opened in 1912.
We also found Fort Seward mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Seward.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Seward. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Seward - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Seward area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Seward area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |